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The UNIX Hater's Handbook is not about hate against the UNIX philosophy but about frustrations with inconsistencies and idiosyncrasies in UNIX implementations.
by AnonymousPlanet 2y ago
The UNIX Hater's Handbook is not about hate against the UNIX philosophy but about frustrations with inconsistencies and idiosyncrasies in UNIX implementations. I have often seen people confusing the idea of UNIX philosophy and various UNIX implementation details (not the implementation of its philosophy but of mundane concepts like printing or the use of /usr), and then using these implementation details as strawman arguments against the philosophy.
- pjmlp 2y agoIt is a bit of both. Also to note that outside FOSS circles worshiping UNIX, no one cares about said philosophy, including commercial UNIX vendors.
- oneeyedpigeon 2y agoPeople rarely care about the underlying philosophy of anything - not even government, nowadays. They care about results and, fortunately, Unix still delivers for many.
- dennis_jeeves2 2y agoWhen it come to govt - they don't even appear to care about the results.